| Russia Contributor(s): Wallace, Donald MacKenzie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1162682752 ISBN-13: 9781162682754 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $45.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - Travel | Russia - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: 914.703 |
| Physical Information: 1.26" H x 7.5" W x 9.25" (2.33 lbs) 624 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Zaporovian Commonwealth has been compared sometimes to ancient Sparta, and sometimes to the mediaeval Military Orders, but it had in reality quite a different character. In Sparta the nobles kept in subjection a large population of slaves, and were themselves constantly under the severe discipline of the magistrates. These Cossacks of the Dnieper, on the contrary, lived by fishing, hunting, and marauding, and knew nothing of discipline, except in time of war. Amongst all the inhabitants of the Setch--so the fortified camp was called--there reigned the most perfect equality. |